Date: 07/27/2019
Number: 1
Up until yesterday we had not sighted any evidence of any Monarchs in our yard, be it eggs, caterpillars, or butterflies on the wing. Finally, yesterday we reported 4 caterpillars. You can view our report at:
https://journeynorth.org/sightings/query_result.html?record_id=1526413973
Today that changed further when we spotted our first Monarch butterfly at about 10:45 AM. Added to that, it was a female laying eggs on a swamp milkweed.
Granted, the included photo is not the most exciting. But it was the one opportunity when she posed long enough on a dried day lily stem for me to snap a shot to prove that we did finally spot a Monarch butterfly at our home.
At the time, we had fair skies and calm winds, with:
- Tim
Bellefonte, PA
Latitude: 40.9 Longitude: -77.8
Observed by: R. Timothy
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